http://www.tressugar.com Smart. Sexy. Fun. en http://www.tressugar.com/2322084 <a href="http://www.tressugar.com/2322084"><img src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/41_2008/Horst-Mahler.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>The trial of a 72-year-old former left-wing terrorist group founder, and current neo-Nazi, began today in Germany. Horst Mahler is <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gB0aMiwAI9fDIt7tm-l2O1tNz3xQD93MB4280" target="_blank">accused of posting documents online denying the Holocaust</a>. Mahler likes trouble, as he received an 11-month sentence last year for delivering the Nazi salute at his prison booking for a previous conviction. And in 2003, he had to pay thousands of euros in fines for saying the Sept. 11 attacks were justified. </p> <p>Mahler could spend five years in prison, if convicted of Holocaust denial. German law <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6263103.stm" target="_blank">specifically prohibits</a> anyone from claiming that the genocide of the Jews did not occur. A total of 13 countries forbid denial, including: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland.</p> <p>Outlawing neo-Nazism is an obvious choice, but what about criminalizing Holocaust denial- is that a reasonable limit on speech, crucial to making sure the atrocities are never forgotten and never happen again? Should the prohibition include the Internet?</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.tressugar.com/2322084#comment News Crime Laws Freedom of Speech Germany Headline Nazi Horst Mahler Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0700 LibertySugar http://www.tressugar.com/2322084